William Wordsworth School Sennelager BFPO 16

EASTER CELEBRATIONS – Egg Competition
We are running an Egg Decorating Competition on Monday 25 th March and all children are invited to enter an egg for
judging. This is eggxactly the right sort of competition to enter before Easter and the eggxcitement will rise as judging day
looms. Yolking apart, it will be fun and you don’t have to shell out a fortune to gather the ingredients.
You can help with the decoration, although we will also look for some in each year group that have been done solely
by the child. Entries should be sent to school on Monday 25 th March for judging, which will take place between 8.30 and
9.00. All entrants will receive a small prize and there will be a 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd prize in each Year group.
For a change, Y3 and 4 can enter an ‘Eggmobile’ rather than a decorated egg. They need to design a vehicle / carriage that
will transport their egg (hard boiled) 10 metres. We look forward to some interesting designs.
COMMONWEALTH DAY
On Monday a group of QDG & 5 Rifles soldiers visited us to celebrate Commonwealth Day. We thank the team for coming
along and showing us some wonderful pictures and telling us all about their Commonwealth country. They also performed
some lively dances and let us taste some yummy biscuits.
RED NOSE DAY
Next week we will let you know exactly how much we collected today, and will be sending this amount off to Comic Relief.
Thank you for all your efforts with this fun event.
PARENTS’ AFTERNOON/EVENING
Thank you to all the parents who came along to the Parents’ meeting this week. I hope you found the meeting useful and
know how your child is progressing. If you would like any further information, please come along to Open House on a
Wednesday after school.
The secretary will be contacting all parents who had to cancel their appointment to meet with their child/ren’s teacher. It is
extremely important that we meet with you, and we will arrange a time convenient to both you and the teacher. I thank you
for your support with this.
I sent home on Wednesday information about pupil attainment. Many parents find all the various levels quite confusing so I
hope you found the explanation of use when you met your child’s teacher. If not, please call and I will try to clarify the
various levels to you.
BOOK SWAP
What a successful event this was and we continue with ‘Book Swap’ throughout this term and next on the following days:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Year 3 and 4 children
Year 1 and 2 children
FS2 children
LISTER DANCE FESTIVAL
Next Friday Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs Page with a group of Y3 & Y4 dancers head off to Lister School in Herford to take part
in the annual dance festival. I am sure it will be a wonderful experience for all. I thank Mrs Wilkinson and the children for
the time they have given to this event in the last few weeks. They have been busy practising their steps every day, and I am
sure they will give a wonderful performance.
SGC MEMBERS
The SGC (School Governance Committee) is due to meet on Tuesday 26th March at 1.30pm.
The members are: Lt Col Howard Capt D Tims Mrs Thompson
Mrs Hayward Mrs Leawere Mrs Cochrane-Wylie
Mrs Thomason Mrs Forward
The SGC is similar to the Board of Governors in England, but do not have the same legal responsibilities. If you would like
to contribute to this group, which discusses financial, curriculum, links with home/school as well as many other areas, please
contact me.
Service Children’s Education is an Agency of the Ministry of Defence
Acting Chief Executive: Mrs K Forsyth

Y4 PARENTS TO LUNCH
The Y4 Parents to Lunch is on Wednesday 20 th March at 12.35 pm. The closing date for booking was Thursday 13 th
March. If you have not already placed an order and would like to attend, please contact the office immediately. We look
forward to seeing you on 20 th March.
Y3 MOHNESEE VISIT & Y4 YACHT CLUB RESIDENTIAL WEEKS
Thank you for paying the deposit or amount in full. The cheque has been sent to the German Youth hostel to confirm our
booking. After Easter there will be an opportunity for parents to attend a meeting about the various visits.
NEWSLETTER CONTENTS – None this week
SEPARATE ATTACHMENTS ON NEWSLETTER EMAIL
o School Disco Letter
SEPARATE E-MAILS
o 2E – Swimming Letter
o 3/4M - Erich Kastener Schule letter
o AWS Easter Programme, Girlguiding Poster
o GTO Patient Transport Information, Medical Centre Timings for the Easter Period, Hospital Hotline Poster
o Money Force - Launch of a new Financial Website for the Armed Forces
HARD COPY
o
Head lice leaflets
ATTENDANCE
Attendance:- 4 th – 8 th March 97.58%
Autumn Term averaged out at 96.43%, which was good. Well done to all.
FRUITY FRIDAYS & THE FRUIT & VEGETABLE SCHEME
Every Friday the children have a small sampler of a fruit (each week will be different) and will be in addition to the FS2 and
KS1 (Y1 & 2) Fruit and Vegetable Scheme. We also place a basket of fruit in the KS2 (Y3 & 4) open area for them to pick a
piece as they go out to break. The Fruit & Vegetable Scheme is an SCE initiative and paid for by the authority.
Fruity Friday is supported by NAAFI as they are providing the fruit free of charge, and preparing it in the kitchen for us.
This is greatly appreciated. Today it was Pineapple and next week it is:
Fruit Selection
Friday 22 nd March
OPEN HOUSE
On Wednesdays between 2.45pm and 3.15pm you are able to drop in to speak with your child’s teacher, without making an
appointment, to have a chat about your child’s progress.
FUNTIME FRIDAY
We have ‘FUN TIME’ Fridays during lunchtime. This is when your child can bring in an item to play with in the playground.
Here is a list of all the activities for the spring term:
• Electronic Games Friday 22 nd March
(If you haven’t any of the items you can bring along a small toy to play with.)
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY (Bold Font is a new entry / or information on the event is now available. Italic font denotes a
holiday for the pupils.)
Spring Term 2013
Mon 18 th – 22 nd March 2013
Wed 20 th March 2013
- Big Arts Week
- 3/4M - Erich Kastener Schule
Service Children’s Education is an Agency of the Ministry of Defence
Acting Chief Executive: Mrs K Forsyth

Wed 20 th March 2013 - DISCO 4.30-6.00
Fri 22 nd March 2013 - Lister School Dance Festival 2013
Mon 25 th March 2013
- Easter Egg competition
Mon 25 th March 2013 - Big Arts Week Parents’ Open House 1.15-2.30
Thurs 28 th March 2013
- Last Day of Term - (Children will finish at 1pm)
Summer Term 2013
Mon 15 th April 2013
Wed 17 th April 2013
Thurs 18 th April 2013
Wed 1 st May 2012
Mon 20 th May 2013
Mon 27 th May – Fri 31 st May 2013
Mon 3 rd June – Fri 7 th June 2013
Mon 24 th June – Fri 28 th June 2013
Wed 3 rd July 2012
Wed 17 th July 2012
Wed 17 th July 2013
Mon 22 nd July 2013
Wed 24 th July 2013
- First Day of Term
- Class Photographs (More information later)
- 3/4C & 3/4G visit by Elizabeth Schule to WW
- Staff Conference Day – No pupils in school
- Staff Conference Day – No pupils in school
- Half-term holiday
- Y3 Mohnesee Residential Week
- Y4 Mohnesee Yacht Club Water Sports Residential Week
- Annual Pupil Reports going out
- Parents’ PM/Evening (Children will finish at 1PM-More info later)
- BBQ & DISCO Evening for pupils, parents/friends 5.00-7.30 (More info later)
- Sports Day AM & Picnic Lunch (More information later)
- Last Day of Term - (Children will finish at 1pm)
Yours sincerely,
W.A. Simpson
Miss W A Simpson
Headteacher
Service Children’s Education is an Agency of the Ministry of Defence
Acting Chief Executive: Mrs K Forsyth